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These 8 Crazy Laws in South Dakota Will Leave You Scratching Your Head In Wonder

What do limiting places you can and can’t fall asleep, the idea of horses wearing pants, and twin beds in hotels all have in common? They are all a part of some crazy laws in South Dakota that will inevitably have you scratching your head. Some are still in effect today while some have long been forgotten; all of these laws are a little crazy and a lot weird.

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Protecting sunflowers, because who would want to protect their corn or soybean crop?!

It’s hard to believe these laws ever seemed sane enough to put into place. Are there any of these crazy laws in South Dakota that you’ve seen in action? What weird laws do you know about that didn’t make the list?